Skinnery
//ˈskɪnəɹi// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The workplace of a skinner. historical
"Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*."
Example
More examples"Formerly a ſkinnery was carried on in Berwick with conſiderable ſucceſs, but nothing of the kind has been attempted in it for ſome time paſt*."
Etymology
From Middle English skynnery; equivalent to skin + -ery.
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